Kansas City Arson Suspect In Multiple Fires Charged With Killing 96-Year-Old Woman

Tragically . . . Here's one of many examples that rising local crime has a tendency to proliferate across the metro area . . .

Check the litany of allegations . . .

The sheriff's office said Harold Edwards Jr., 28, is charged with first-degree murder; first-degree burglary; two counts of second-degree burglary; tampering with physical evidence; seven counts of possessing child pornography; three counts of second-degree arson; abandonment of a corpse; and armed criminal action.

He is being held without bond in the Caldwell County Detention Center.

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Caldwell County sheriff says KC man charged in May arson that killed 96-year-old woman

The Caldwell County Sheriff's Department detailed charges against a Kansas City man in connection with deadly arson in May.The sheriff's office said Harold Edwards Jr., 28, is charged with first-degree murder; first-degree burglary; two counts of second-degree burglary; tampering with physical evidence; seven counts of possessing child pornography; three counts


Kansas City man charged with murder, string of arsons

CALDWELL COUNTY, Mo. - A Kansas City man faces first-degree murder and a number of other charges stemming from a string of arsons in May. Court documents show 27-year-old Harold Edwards Jr. is accused of setting fire to a house in Polo, Missouri. It killed 96-year-old Lorene Fickess.

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